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Five Langley airmen were finally on a plane and headed home after a nearly 50-day deployment to Ebola-stricken West Africa. Then they learned there would be an extension to their deployment — a 21-day isolation to ensure they had not contracted Ebola before they could return home and to their families. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Chaperon and four others had been stayovers from a larger group of Langley airmen who arrived home Oct. 20, before the isolation period was imposed by the Department of Defense. The later departure meant Chaperon and the four others would have to be quarantined upon their return. As of Tuesday, Chaperon had nine days left in isolation. Instead of spending...

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